MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam SCRIPT 2026/2027
WITH EXPERT-VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A+
• *the patient can be terminated for: -✓✓ - pt failure to comply with treatment or
professional advice (ex: advanced perio)
- consistent tardiness or failed appts
- failure to pay for services rendered
- behavior mngmt issues
• *Can a LDA scale and clean mandibular anteriors on a pediatric patient? -✓✓
NO
The LDA and DDS would both be held accountable
• *Who could be in trouble by the Board of Dentistry if a DH/LDA practices
beyond their scope of practice, even when the DDS did NOT request them to and
the DH/LDA acted on their own -✓✓ both the DDS and DH/LDA
• Ad: "Our practice specialized in cosmetic dentistry, *promising* *superior*
*results* in the quest to achieve your perfect smile"
What is wrong w/ the above ad? -✓✓ DDS cannot say they are SUPERIOR and
cannot PROMISE the results of a tx.
They are creating a false/unjustified expectation.
*Also, cosmetic dentistry is not recognized as a 'specialty' by the ADA*
,• In advertising a dental office, the DDS cannot use terms such as "top" or "best".
They cannot make a claim that a survey, ballot, or poll constitutes a ranking for
who they are or what they do; ex) "the top 15%" or "voted best.." T/F -✓✓ true
• 5 components of CPR training -✓✓ -AED
-Barrier mask or bag for ventilation
-Foreign body airway obstruction
-Two person rescuer
-Adult, child, and infant CPR
• Good Samaritan Law -✓✓ a person at the scene of an emergency who knows that
another person is exposed to or has suffer harm shall give *reasonable assistance*
to the exposed person
• Criminal law -✓✓ law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal
offenses (crime against society)
• Civil law -✓✓ deal with disputes between individuals, organizations, or between
the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
• What actions would cause an immediate suspension of a Dental Professional
License? -✓✓ 1. Dependence on alcohol, drugs, or other substances
2. Writing unauthorized prescriptions
• *How many CE credits does a LDA, DDS, DT and DH need to have in a 2 year
period? -✓✓ 25 for LDA and DH
50 for DDS and DT's
, • fundamental credits -✓✓ directly related to clinical practice of dentistry
*minimum of 15 credits for LDA and DH;
30 for DDS and dental therapists
• Core Subjects (fundamental credits) -✓✓ areas of knowledge that relate to public
*safety* and professionalism
*minimum of 2 different core subjects needed in 2 yrs
• *what are core subjects?? -✓✓ -Record Keeping
-Ethics
-Infection Control
-Patient Communication
-Management of med. emergencies
-Diagnosis and tx. planning (optional for DH/LDA)
• CPR is a _________ credit -✓✓ Fundamental; must be updated every 2 yrs
• *self assessment is a _____ credit -✓✓ Fundamental; printed from ADA website;
usually updated every 2yrs. completed and put in professional portfolio; 1 credit
• Can all of your credits be earned in the fundamental category? -✓✓ yes, but they
cannot all be in the elective category
WITH EXPERT-VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A+
• *the patient can be terminated for: -✓✓ - pt failure to comply with treatment or
professional advice (ex: advanced perio)
- consistent tardiness or failed appts
- failure to pay for services rendered
- behavior mngmt issues
• *Can a LDA scale and clean mandibular anteriors on a pediatric patient? -✓✓
NO
The LDA and DDS would both be held accountable
• *Who could be in trouble by the Board of Dentistry if a DH/LDA practices
beyond their scope of practice, even when the DDS did NOT request them to and
the DH/LDA acted on their own -✓✓ both the DDS and DH/LDA
• Ad: "Our practice specialized in cosmetic dentistry, *promising* *superior*
*results* in the quest to achieve your perfect smile"
What is wrong w/ the above ad? -✓✓ DDS cannot say they are SUPERIOR and
cannot PROMISE the results of a tx.
They are creating a false/unjustified expectation.
*Also, cosmetic dentistry is not recognized as a 'specialty' by the ADA*
,• In advertising a dental office, the DDS cannot use terms such as "top" or "best".
They cannot make a claim that a survey, ballot, or poll constitutes a ranking for
who they are or what they do; ex) "the top 15%" or "voted best.." T/F -✓✓ true
• 5 components of CPR training -✓✓ -AED
-Barrier mask or bag for ventilation
-Foreign body airway obstruction
-Two person rescuer
-Adult, child, and infant CPR
• Good Samaritan Law -✓✓ a person at the scene of an emergency who knows that
another person is exposed to or has suffer harm shall give *reasonable assistance*
to the exposed person
• Criminal law -✓✓ law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal
offenses (crime against society)
• Civil law -✓✓ deal with disputes between individuals, organizations, or between
the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
• What actions would cause an immediate suspension of a Dental Professional
License? -✓✓ 1. Dependence on alcohol, drugs, or other substances
2. Writing unauthorized prescriptions
• *How many CE credits does a LDA, DDS, DT and DH need to have in a 2 year
period? -✓✓ 25 for LDA and DH
50 for DDS and DT's
, • fundamental credits -✓✓ directly related to clinical practice of dentistry
*minimum of 15 credits for LDA and DH;
30 for DDS and dental therapists
• Core Subjects (fundamental credits) -✓✓ areas of knowledge that relate to public
*safety* and professionalism
*minimum of 2 different core subjects needed in 2 yrs
• *what are core subjects?? -✓✓ -Record Keeping
-Ethics
-Infection Control
-Patient Communication
-Management of med. emergencies
-Diagnosis and tx. planning (optional for DH/LDA)
• CPR is a _________ credit -✓✓ Fundamental; must be updated every 2 yrs
• *self assessment is a _____ credit -✓✓ Fundamental; printed from ADA website;
usually updated every 2yrs. completed and put in professional portfolio; 1 credit
• Can all of your credits be earned in the fundamental category? -✓✓ yes, but they
cannot all be in the elective category
